Matcha café in Mangwon, Seoul: Uji matcha latte & leaf latte art, PICT

When I plan a day out in Mangwon, finding a café with great atmosphere and great coffee is just as important as finding good food. So I stopped by PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch (픽트로스터리 망원점), a specialty roastery near Mangwon Market and Mangridan-gil where you can quietly focus on the coffee itself.

PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch: location, hours and days off

PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch is at 45 Woldeukeop-ro 23-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the 1st floor. It's open 11:00–19:00 Wednesday to Friday and 11:00–21:00 on weekends. Every Monday and Tuesday it's closed for roasting and bean quality checks.

• ₩1,000 off for takeaway
• Single seats and group seating (up to 10 people)
• No parking and no pets (a nearby public car park is recommended)

PICT Roastery is already proven in Magongnaru for its solid roasting know-how, and now it has opened a new spot tucked into a Mangwon alley. It's within a 5-minute walk of Mangwon Station Exit 2, so it was really easy to find.

It's perfect after a casual browse at Mangwon Market, and also handy before or after a walk in Mangwon Hangang Park, so it works well for a weekend date or day out in Mangwon.

What is the inside of PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch like?

The space blends wood-toned tables and chairs with a white feel. As you walk in, the rich, nutty smell of coffee beans greets you, which puts you in a good mood. You can get the tastiest coffee here.

The wooden tables and chairs look stylish. It's a place full of harmony between wood tones and white.

PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch menu and prices

The menu covers coffee, tea and non-coffee drinks as well as desserts. Takeaway gets ₩1,000 off, which is great for grabbing a coffee while strolling nearby. The Wi-Fi info is also neatly posted at the bottom of the menu, which was handy.

For the Americano (4.9, i.e. ₩4,900) you can choose between Midnight Blend and Bouquet Blend beans to suit your taste, and a decaf swap (+1.0) is available too.

Water is self-serve for anyone who needs it. We ordered a hot café latte (₩5,500), a Kyoto matcha latte (₩7,000), and a Kyoto matcha Basque cheesecake (₩7,500) for dessert.

After a little while, the drinks and the Kyoto matcha Basque cheesecake came out. Just seeing them neatly arranged on a wooden tray warmed my heart.

What does the Kyoto matcha Basque cheesecake taste like?

The Kyoto matcha Basque cheesecake (₩7,500) at PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch was dense and moist, with a bittersweet matcha flavor. It showed off what a real Mangwon dessert spot can do, and it was the star of the order.

The top has the appetizing baked color typical of Basque cheesecake, and the inside is such a deep green you can see how generously the matcha was used.

Scooping it up with a fork, it melted in my mouth, dense and moist, with the bittersweet matcha flavor spreading nicely. It's a worthy Mangwon dessert.

Café latte with leaf latte art

The hot café latte (₩5,500) at PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch caught my eye with its delicate leaf-shaped latte art.

One sip and the nutty, deep flavor of the specialty beans blended perfectly with the smooth milk foam, and it went down very cleanly.

Kyoto matcha latte made with Uji matcha

The Kyoto matcha latte (₩7,000) we ordered alongside also uses Kyoto Uji matcha, so it was full of deep, refined matcha aroma with no chalkiness.

Just looking at the drinks feels healing.

PICT Roastery menu items to try next time

If you want to experience the fantastic pairing of high-quality specialty coffee and rich matcha desserts, PICT Roastery Mangwon Branch, a café near Mangwon Market, is the place to go this weekend.

Next time I definitely want to try the signature 'aged French toast' (₩11,900), said to be aged for 24 hours, and the pistachio tiramisu (₩8,000).